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Posted by Teacher | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on April 22, 2015

Balancing on the rope to raise the sails

Steering the Polly

The sailors that told us about the ‘Polly’

This term our class is exploring what life was like in the past.

As part of our investigations we went on a class excursion to the Polly Woodside and Shrine of Remembrance.

The Polly Woodside is a sailing ship that is moored on the Yarra river in Melbourne’s dockland area.

The Polly Woodside was built 130 years ago in Belfast, and sailed to Australia eleven times carrying a cargo of coal.It was tough sailing a small ship such a long way in dangerous waters. Sadly many sailors lost their lives on the way.

While we were on the ship our class did many of the chores the sailors had to undertake on the voyage. We scrubbed the deck, learnt how to raise the sails and learnt which is the best bunk bed to sleep in on the long voyage.

After that our class went to the Shrine of Remembrance. This year it is 100 years since the soldiers landed at Gallipoli. Our class knows a little more about the brave men who fought for our freedom. We remembered them by saying a prayer as we gathered around the eternal flame.

It was a great excursion and our class learnt a lot about our past history.

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Posted by Teacher | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on March 20, 2015

Harmony Day

Today we are celebrating Harmony Day at our school. Everybody in our community is wearing something orange, this is the colour for harmony. We are learning to appreciate our own talents and those of others. Working in harmony is fun, you can achieve great things as a team.

Dan and Michael came in to visit our school. They taught us about being kind and including others in our games. They acted out short plays to teach us how to use kind words and actions.

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Posted by Teacher | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on October 13, 2014

Year One children have enjoyed a great holiday and are looking forward to an exciting term ahead.

This term we are conducting a Science Inquiry related to Forces and Movement.

We have bought a range of toys to school that move without the use of batteries. With Year Two learning partners, we are exploring the forces that help these toys move. So far, we have identified the forces of push, pull, lift, roll and explored the role of gravity. As part of this Inquiry we are learning to write a scientific report related to some of the experiments we will be conducting.